Our dogs are digging our gardens a little too much (Sun-Sentinel)
We love our dogs. We love our gardens. But sometimes our dogs love our gardens too much.

HOARDING HOTBED: 150-200 dogs removed from S. D. house (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
PROVO, S.D. (AP) — The Humane Society of the Black Hills removed 150-200 dogs from the rural residence of an elderly woman at Provo in southwest South Dakota.

Dogs, wolves have common background (Montana Standard)
A story about a canid is a guaranteed conversation starter in Montana. Whether the subject is wolves, coyotes, or domestic dogs, many Montanans have personal experiences to share and they usually find fascinated listeners.

Dogs May Help Find Genes That Cause Cancer (New York Times)
About half of all Bernese mountain dogs are prone to an unusual blood cancer called malignant histiocytosis. Boxers are four times more likely to get lymphomas than dogs in general, while Pomeranians are 10 times less likely. Cocker spaniels are more likely to get B cell lymphomas, and huskies are more susceptible to T cell lymphomas.

Dogs fail to sniff out ordnance on Wyo. base (Rocky Mountain News)
A test to see whether dogs could be trained to sniff out buried, unexploded military ordnance has failed.

This prison program is for dogs (Akron Beacon Journal)
Inmate John W. Smith kneels on the concrete prison floor. He’s almost at eye level with the two small dogs in front of him. “Wave goodbye,'’ he says in a sing-song voice to Ernie, a shepherd mix puppy.